Is it all too good to be true? I’m filling up my shopping trolley with foods that my daughter, Lola, eight, would usually never eat in a million years: strawberries, bananas, cherries, corn on the cob, avocados, and Greek salad. But, in a few hours, I’m hoping she’ll gobble up the lot – and experience a profound turnaround in her eating habits.
We are off to see the top food phobia guru, Felix Economakis – a psychologist and clinical hypnotist and star of TV shows such as 2021’s Extreme Food Phobics on UKTV and 2007’s Freaky Eaters on BBC Three. He has told us to bring food to the appointment for Lola to try at the end of the session, including easy-to-heat and basic microwavable dishes: nothing too exotic.
